Lulinha reflects on 2007 step up at Corinthians and why he struggled | OneFootball

Promoted in 2007, Lulinha broke into Corinthians' first team during a turbulent campaign that ended in relegation.

“I was very young, not yet a fully formed player to be in the first team. I was only 16,” he told Lance!.

“Now, with more experience, I can look back at what was happening at the club at the time. I think that certainly contributed to me not performing as well at Corinthians.”

“You had to play because there was no one else. Me, Dentinho and Everton Ribeiro had to put ourselves out there. I did not have any adaptation period to professional football, I had to come straight in and try to show my football.”

“When you go up as a big prospect, expectations are higher. I was very young, not yet fully formed. Back then there was no one to say, ‘No, Lulinha, it is not your time yet, wait, you will mature and your moment will come.’”

“I do not owe anything. I am very grateful to Corinthians for everything I experienced there. Today I follow them, but as a supporter.”

His final game for Corinthians was a 1-0 loss to Athletico Paranaense in June 2009. He then had loans at Estoril and Olhanense in Portugal and at Bahia, leaving in early 2013 for Ceará. He played 85 times, scoring 4 goals with 11 assists.

Source: Meu Timao

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